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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 26, 1971
Page
5
guidelines list herbicides including Diallate Nitrofen Benazolin Barban TCA and Dalapon for wild oats lambs quarters pigweed smartweed and other broadleaved weeds. recommended application rates 10 oz per acre with 2 inch soil incorporation within an hour after application.
A brief note highlights that chemicals are only as effective as the person handling them. Emphasizes skill and safety in application to prevent misuse and accidents.
The Mayor reported no telegram from the Premier by week’s end while the Receiver Lief Hallgrimson prepared to meet in The Pas to discuss the complex site tax picture. The finance committee urged postponing a budget until the tax issue is resolved. The Premier discussed possible $75,000 to $100,000 revenue for The Pas and a 10 year RCMP rent agreement at $100 annually, with plans to move a library into the former RCMP quarters once vacated. The government may pay taxes on the companies as they are in receivership, and ownership is tied to ongoing court actions.
Mayor Trager reported Premier Borowski would wire council about land sales but the message did not arrive. Councillor McBride urged selling six acres to Keeiwatin Community College at 2500 per acre and even 10000 was proposed after noting Borowski’s statements. He also mentioned a potential 1.5 acre sale to Kelsey School Division for bus storage.
The executive said sales will target commercial buyers with heavy paper for cement and grocery bags. By year end two thirds of output will switch to paper with early emphasis on pulp, and the complex will market to bag converters as potential customers are lined up. About 10,000 tons of pulp had been produced through May 18.
The report notes nine million board feet total with 3 1/2 million planed and finished. Pulp and lumber sales exceed half a million dollars with 90 percent sold to the United States. Mail social news to Reg at Box 1738, The Pas.
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